Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.

Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.

Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.

And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.

I would go wandering far away, living in the waste land. (Selah.)

I would quickly take cover from the driving storm and from the violent wind.

For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place;

If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.

In the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted.

So that the generation to come might have knowledge of them, even the children of the future, who would give word of them to their children;

They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;

But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!

I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.

The haters of the Lord would be broken, and their destruction would be eternal.

I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.

If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.

For he is our God; and we are the people to whom he gives food, and the sheep of his flock. Today, if you would only give ear to his voice!

You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.

He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.

So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.

The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words.

If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.

If I made up their number, it would be more than the grains of sand; when I am awake, I am still with you.

If only you would put the sinners to death, O God; go far from me, you men of blood.